IT/Technology
![]() Indian scientists develop rice that requires no cookingBy Jatindra DashBhubaneswar, Oct 5 (IANS) Indian scientists claim to have developed a rice variety that requires no cooking, only soaking in water. |
![]() Space scientists laud India's moon mission data despite setbackBangalore, Sep 7 (IANS) Top international space scientists Monday lauded India's maiden lunar mission for the excellent quality of the data sent by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, a senior space agency official said. |
![]() India to launch ocean-watching satellite in SeptemberChennai, Sep 7 (IANS) India is set to launch a specialised satellite to watch over the Indian Ocean, espcially the movement of monsoon winds which are critical for India's economy. |
![]() Chandrayaan beams moon's shadow during solar eclipseBangalore, July 28 (IANS) India's first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 captured the shadow of the moon on the earth's surface during the July 22 total solar eclipse, an Indian space agency official said Tuesday. |
![]() Indian scientists learn from failed attempt to fertilise oceanBy K.S. JayaramanBangalore, May 14 (IANS) Indian scientists recently carried out a controversial experiment in the ocean near Antarctica to get carbon dioxide captured from the air and stored in the sea. The experiment, meant to combat climate change, was a failure, but the scientists now say they learnt some valuable lessons. |
![]() New alloy to save Indian rails from toilet corrosionBy K.S. JayaramanBangalore, May 8 (IANS) A new alloy steel developed at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT-K) has provided the answer to one of the major problems faced by the Indian railway system - corrosion of rails by toilet discharge. |